Small Cities Business Services Jobs - 2017 Best Cities Rankings

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2017 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs - Small MSAs	Area	Weighted INDEX	2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Emplmt (1000s)	Total Prof & Bus Svcs Emplmt Growth Rate 2015-2016	Overall Rank Change 2016 to 2017
1	Wausau, WI	92.5	7.2	13.8%	50
2	Monroe, MI	91.1	5.3	4.6%	0
3	College Station-Bryan, TX	89.6	9.0	8.9%	6
4	Jackson, TN	88.9	7.3	10.0%	3
5	Salisbury, MD-DE	88.1	13.3	14.0%	13
6	Grants Pass, OR	87.8	2.3	14.8%	54
7	Bend-Redmond, OR	86.7	9.4	5.6%	8
8	Topeka, KS	85.8	14.9	7.5%	51
9	Clevel&, TN	84.2	10.5	12.5%	105
10	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div	84.1	3.3	5.3%	146
11	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	83.8	11.5	3.6%	28
12	Gainesville, FL	83.5	14.2	7.1%	22
13	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	82.8	7.1	5.4%	(8)
14	Laredo, TX	82.0	9.8	11.3%	(2)
15	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	81.9	12.7	4.1%	92
16	St. George, UT	80.2	4.9	2.1%	(8)
17	Morristown, TN	78.6	4.1	15.1%	92
18	Springfield, IL	78.2	14.9	14.4%	39
19	State College, PA	77.7	6.9	7.8%	46
20	Lubbock, TX	76.0	12.8	7.3%	20
21	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	75.9	10.7	7.0%	26
22	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	75.7	15.6	4.0%	27
23	Spartanburg, SC	75.7	17.9	8.9%	68
24	Yuba City, CA	75.3	3.3	13.6%	19
25	Redding, CA	75.2	6.7	7.4%	(3)
26	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	73.2	18.3	10.9%	41
27	Port St. Lucie, FL	71.7	17.5	6.7%	2
28	Fort Smith, AR-OK	71.7	12.9	2.4%	83
29	Waco, TX	71.6	12.5	0.0%	(15)
30	Kankakee, IL	69.8	3.6	18.5%	62
31	Monroe, LA	69.6	8.8	5.2%	90
32	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	69.4	16.1	1.3%	21
33	Charlottesville, VA	67.8	15.3	1.8%	(20)
34	Ocala, FL	67.0	10.0	10.7%	94
35	Dover, DE	66.6	4.6	4.5%	1
36	Wilmington, NC	66.6	16.0	5.5%	22
37	Athens-Clarke County, GA	66.6	8.0	3.0%	9
38	Flagstaff, AZ	65.8	3.3	8.9%	(15)
39	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	65.6	12.3	4.2%	11
40	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div	65.4	6.3	4.4%	15
41	Jackson, MI	64.4	4.8	3.6%	111
42	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	64.3	2.4	0.0%	129
43	Bowling Green, KY	64.1	9.3	6.1%	(13)
44	Greeley, CO	64.0	9.8	2.1%	(28)
45	Yuma, AZ	63.6	7.1	7.0%	16
46	Lawton, OK	62.7	4.6	3.0%	(42)
47	Janesville-Beloit, WI	62.5	6.1	2.2%	(41)
48	Panama City, FL	62.0	10.9	-0.9%	0
49	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	61.7	10.4	6.8%	40
50	Napa, CA	61.3	6.9	3.0%	(40)
51	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	61.0	9.9	-3.2%	(20)
52	Tuscaloosa, AL	59.5	10.7	1.3%	(32)
53	Johnson City, TN	59.4	8.8	6.9%	77
54	Salinas, CA	58.7	13.2	-0.5%	(10)
55	Prescott, AZ	58.5	3.5	3.9%	(22)
56	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	57.9	14.0	2.4%	17
57	Lake Charles, LA	57.8	9.4	-1.1%	(54)
58	Yakima, WA	57.7	4.2	13.4%	8
59	Ithaca, NY	56.7	3.5	1.0%	4
60	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	56.4	5.6	3.7%	(23)
61	Killeen-Temple, TX	56.0	10.2	3.0%	14
62	Logan, UT-ID	55.9	6.1	1.7%	0
63	New Bedford, MA NECTA	55.2	5.7	-7.6%	(62)
64	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	54.9	3.9	0.0%	21
65	Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	54.8	4.3	3.2%	32
66	Appleton, WI	54.5	13.9	3.0%	51
67	Clarksville, TN-KY	54.4	8.9	3.5%	16
68	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	54.3	5.4	4.5%	45
69	Amarillo, TX	53.4	9.8	2.8%	8
70	Idaho Falls, ID	53.3	13.7	5.1%	28
71	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	53.0	15.4	-0.2%	(1)
72	Morgantown, WV	52.9	6.6	-0.5%	(55)
73	Muskegon, MI	52.5	3.7	5.8%	3
74	Bangor, ME NECTA	51.8	6.7	1.0%	5
75	Kingston, NY	51.8	4.6	3.0%	13
76	Springfield, OH	51.2	4.7	-2.1%	(65)
77	Bellingham, WA	49.9	8.0	-0.8%	(9)
78	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	49.9	14.2	-0.5%	(43)
79	Auburn-Opelika, AL	49.3	7.4	0.5%	(58)
80	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	48.0	3.4	14.6%	40
81	Iowa City, IA	47.9	7.0	4.5%	1
82	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	47.8	7.1	0.9%	19
83	Manchester, NH NECTA	47.2	16.0	-0.8%	(56)
84	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div	46.8	10.3	2.0%	50
85	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	46.6	8.7	1.6%	15
86	Fargo, ND-MN	46.4	15.8	0.2%	(67)
87	Billings, MT	46.4	9.1	4.6%	109
88	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46.1	7.7	0.0%	(24)
89	Mansfield, OH	45.6	5.6	3.1%	93
90	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45.3	7.7	4.0%	12
91	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	45.3	7.2	2.4%	(19)
92	Coeur d'Alene, ID	45.1	6.3	1.1%	93
93	Cedar Rapids, IA	45.1	14.3	3.4%	53
94	East Stroudsburg, PA	44.8	3.5	0.0%	12
95	Battle Creek, MI	44.4	6.2	0.5%	31
96	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	43.9	4.3	-3.7%	80
97	Corvallis, OR	43.6	4.3	-2.3%	(69)
98	Macon, GA	43.2	11.6	0.3%	(60)
99	Victoria, TX	42.9	2.6	5.3%	(13)
100	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	42.5	11.5	-2.8%	(48)
101	Punta Gorda, FL	42.2	4.5	-2.9%	(47)
102	Fond du Lac, WI	41.8	2.7	-1.2%	(70)
103	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41.4	2.8	5.0%	16
104	Bismarck, ND	41.1	7.9	-5.2%	(86)
105	Burlington, NC	40.4	5.5	-0.6%	(63)
106	Danbury, CT NECTA	40.3	9.3	-1.1%	(12)
107	Medford, OR	40.1	7.1	1.4%	32
108	Columbus, IN	40.0	5.4	-0.6%	(63)
109	Dalton, GA	39.8	6.2	3.3%	29
110	Grand Forks, ND-MN	39.7	3.1	2.2%	19
111	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39.5	12.6	1.3%	20
112	Tyler, TX	39.3	8.9	0.4%	38
113	San Rafael, CA Metro Div	39.3	18.6	1.5%	(14)
114	Rapid City, SD	39.0	5.1	1.3%	10
115	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	38.2	4.0	0.0%	25
116	Owensboro, KY	37.7	3.9	-0.8%	(45)
117	Lewiston, ID-WA	37.5	1.4	2.5%	66
118	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	37.4	9.7	1.7%	(6)
119	Lawrence, KS	37.1	5.6	-2.9%	50
120	Abilene, TX	37.0	5.5	-0.6%	(12)
121	Kennewick-Richland, WA	36.7	21.2	1.8%	(16)
122	Pueblo, CO	36.4	6.8	-1.0%	(96)
123	Texarkana, TX-AR	36.0	4.3	-0.8%	(67)
124	Bay City, MI	35.8	3.3	3.2%	(43)
125	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35.6	8.1	3.9%	64
126	Terre Haute, IN	35.4	5.3	4.6%	21
127	Chico, CA	35.1	5.4	-0.6%	(43)
128	Saginaw, MI	34.8	11.2	-0.3%	(87)
129	Decatur, IL	34.6	3.3	-2.9%	16
130	St. Cloud, MN	34.3	8.5	0.0%	(26)
131	Utica-Rome, NY	33.9	8.5	2.0%	56
132	Walla Walla, WA	33.9	0.9	0.0%	(37)
133	Eau Claire, WI	33.8	9.0	0.4%	(18)
134	Altoona, PA	33.4	5.4	0.0%	(1)
135	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	33.3	6.8	-0.5%	(48)
136	Lima, OH	33.0	4.7	-4.8%	(58)
137	Columbus, GA-AL	32.3	12.9	-0.8%	(1)
138	Glens Falls, NY	32.3	5.6	0.6%	(28)
139	Las Cruces, NM	31.5	6.8	-0.5%	25
140	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31.3	9.2	-4.2%	(44)
141	Bloomington, IN	31.3	4.7	4.5%	53
142	Duluth, MN-WI	31.2	8.1	-0.8%	13
143	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	31.2	5.6	-1.8%	(27)
144	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	31.2	1.3	0.0%	7
145	Gadsden, AL	31.0	3.8	-8.1%	(121)
146	Dothan, AL	31.0	4.4	1.5%	35
147	Champaign-Urbana, IL	30.3	7.8	1.7%	30
148	Santa Fe, NM	30.2	4.5	-0.7%	(26)
149	Waterbury, CT NECTA	29.7	5.4	-1.8%	19
150	Erie, PA	29.3	10.0	1.0%	(1)
151	Pocatello, ID	28.5	3.6	-5.3%	(77)
152	Racine, WI	28.1	6.3	2.2%	9
153	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	27.4	9.4	-2.4%	(63)
154	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	26.8	5.4	-13.0%	(129)
155	Sherman-Denison, TX	26.8	2.8	-6.7%	17
156	El Centro, CA	26.7	2.2	-6.9%	10
157	Carson City, NV	26.3	1.9	3.7%	33
158	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	26.3	6.9	-3.7%	(5)
159	Cheyenne, WY	26.3	3.2	-1.0%	21
160	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	26.0	8.7	-1.1%	0
161	Rochester, MN	25.3	5.5	-2.4%	13
162	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	25.3	4.5	2.3%	36
163	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div	25.0	11.5	-0.3%	23
164	Rocky Mount, NC	24.9	5.2	0.0%	(5)
165	Missoula, MT	24.9	6.2	-2.1%	10
166	Flint, MI	24.8	15.3	-0.9%	(8)
167	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	24.5	3.6	-10.7%	(98)
168	Greenville, NC	24.4	6.6	0.5%	(27)
169	Great Falls, MT	24.3	3.0	-2.2%	(37)
170	Danville, IL	23.9	2.0	1.7%	(35)
171	Sheboygan, WI	23.6	4.0	-0.8%	(4)
172	Fayetteville, NC	23.5	12.2	-5.7%	(29)
173	Grand Junction, CO	23.3	5.1	-3.2%	(31)
174	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	22.8	6.1	-0.5%	18
175	Decatur, AL	22.6	5.2	-2.5%	3
176	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	22.3	9.9	-3.9%	(73)
177	Visalia-Porterville, CA	22.3	10.4	-8.3%	(54)
178	Midland, TX	21.2	8.2	-8.9%	(98)
179	Bloomington, IL	21.2	9.6	-2.4%	14
180	Longview, TX	21.0	8.4	-4.2%	(53)
181	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div	20.7	9.7	-0.7%	(18)
182	San Angelo, TX	20.0	3.6	-2.7%	(17)
183	Binghamton, NY	19.9	8.9	-2.6%	1
184	Lynchburg, VA	18.7	11.4	-3.9%	4
185	Fairbanks, AK	18.4	2.1	-4.6%	(48)
186	Albany, OR	17.7	2.9	-11.1%	(68)
187	Charleston, WV	17.4	13.5	-5.6%	(33)
188	Madera, CA	17.0	2.2	-1.5%	(95)
189	Wichita Falls, TX	16.5	3.6	-5.2%	2
190	Odessa, TX	15.2	3.7	-8.3%	(17)
191	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	14.0	3.8	-4.2%	(21)
192	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	12.8	3.8	-4.2%	3
193	Johnstown, PA	12.8	5.1	-9.5%	(45)
194	Merced, CA	12.0	3.5	-7.9%	3
195	Elmira, NY	11.1	2.2	-7.1%	(70)
196	Casper, WY	10.8	2.6	-8.3%	(17)
197	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	9.9	1.6	-17.5%	(53)